Lab Scheme Recruits Hospitals To Bill as In-Network Providers

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 15 – October 30, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Management companies using a new generation of potentially fraudulent schemes are targeting hospitals and health systems for arrangements that use questionable means to increase lab test volume and revenue. The management companies often use the term “hospital outpatient de…

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New source of lab test abuse surfaces in the form of HOPDs and MSOs

By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 15 – October 30, 2017 Issue

This is an excerpt from a 2,350-word article in the Oct. 30, 2017 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: …

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Pathologist Raises Questions about Theranos’ Business Model

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXI No. 13 – September 22, 2014 Issue

Dear Editor: I read your two articles on Theranos in the August 11 issue of THE DARK REPORT, and concur in large part with your thoughtful conclusions. For several years, I have closely followed Theranos and have been quoted in trade publications speaking favorably…

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Root Cause Analysis Used To Find Source of Errors

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XIX No. 12 – August 27, 2012 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It is a reminder that today’s sophisticated laboratory test systems still have the potential to malfunction in unexpected ways. This spring, following installation and validation of a new chemistry instrument, one Canadian hospital laboratory quickly recognized that a serie…

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Office-Based Physicians Want In-Clinic Laboratories

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XVIII No. 6 – May 2, 2011 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Interest by office-based physicians in creating an in-clinic medical testing laboratory is on the increase. This has direct consequences for independent commercial labs, hospital lab outreach programs, and anatomic pathology groups, since office- based physicians are…

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Kaiser in Colorado Uses Lab Test Data to Improve Cardiac Care

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVI No. 6 – April 27, 2009 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Proud of a 73% reduction in mortality among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, clinical care teams there demonstrate how integrated care and more effective use of laboratory test data can lead to remarkable improvements in pati…

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Global Laboratory Trends Dominated by Rising Costs and Labor Shortage

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIV No. 9 – June 25, 2007 Issue

“The Web has transformed many industries and it’s clearly affected our industry. This trend will help raise the bar in quality and overall performance among laboratories and manufacturers.” —Jim Reid-Anderson Chairman, President, and CEO of Dade Behring…

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FDA Sends Warning Letter to Abbott Laboratories

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIV No. 6 – April 23, 2007 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: On March 13, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Abbott Laboratories’ Chairman and CEO, Miles D. White. The letter identified nine quality system violations and requested a satisfactory response by August 15, 2007. The warning letter is based on …

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December 18, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 17 – December 18, 2006 Issue

Last Friday, Luminex Corporation of Austin, Texas announced that it would acquire Tm Bioscience Corp. of Toronto, Ontario. Luminex will pay $44 million, which represents a 41.5% premium for Tm shares based on the December 14 closing price. Tm Bioscience has tests for DNA-based diagno…

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Tour of Korean Labs Has Plenty to Teach

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 6 – May 1, 2006 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Faster turnaround times and better quality seem to be some common motivations for installing automation in the three Korean labs visited by THE DARK …

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